Not to worry, nobody here in Munich would dream of singing *anything*
from Sound of Music, which was pretty much a teetotaller film ;-)
Roberta in D

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:30:25 -0700 (PDT), John
wrote:

On Sep 2, 6:15*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote:
Looks great! And I bet Lois would look good in a dirndl -it flatters
most women.
Roberta in D, where Oktoberfest is coming up fast!

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:58:40 -0700 (PDT), John

wrote:
Ok. So it really isn't a mystery. But it might have been a mystery,
if I could have completed it as one. Let me explain. This Large,
Shoulder Tote/Weekender bag, started out to be a Back Pack of the
Bergen Rucksack type. I bought a bunch of heavy weight cotton canvas
for the structural foundation of the bag and started out. I did the
outside quilted pattern and then quilted it to the canvas inner liner,
along with a high loft wool batting, (nice stuff that). Then I started
to assemble it into the semblance of a rucksack. By the time I got
about 3/4 of the way through assembly, I was having difficulty passing
the elements through the pressure foot of my Bernina treadle. There
were, at times 6 layers of heavy cotton canvas along with the batting
and outside quilted piece. I realized I would have to have a larger
height pressure foot to complete the rucksack, so in a flash of
brilliance, (desperation), I converted the whole thing to a Large
Shoulder Tote/ Weekender bag, and said finished. It is probably a good
thing that this happened, as if I had finished the rucksack, I would
have probably had to make a "Dirndl" for Lois to wear, so she could
sing "Edelweiss", and do the whole thing properly. That was a visual I
didn't need to visit, so as I say, it was a good thing I didn't
complete the rucksack. The Weekender description was given by Lois,
and I think it is a good one. It will swallow a large amount of stuff,
which should suffice for an overnight getaway. Anyway, it is what it
is, and here it is. This is the final one of this series, as I am
bored to death doing any more of these things. I have a couple of
different items I am working out the particulars of, *so I am not done
with these objects just yet. But no more of this pattern for now.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ljtaylor...erest#55120447...

John

It wasn't the effects of the Dirndl, that I was worried about, but the
singing of Edelweiss, while wearing the Dirndl. You have never heard
her sing. Truly an occasion to be missed, as is my doing the same. Not
the Wearing of the Dirndl, which would be mildly entertaining, but the
singing.

John